Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
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| phylum | Chordata | Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth or unau, is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, the Guyanas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River.
It is a solitary, nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in rainforests. It is able to swim, making it possible to cross rivers and creeks. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Sloths |
| class | Mammalia | |
| superorder | Xenarthra | |
| order | Pilosa | |
| family | Megalonychidae | |
| genus | Choloepus | |
| species | C.didactylus |
